Free agents revealed (afl site) - Lids, Foley, Tuck, Moore and McGuane

[one-eyed]

The AFL has released the names and types of free agents.

Clubs who lose players to free agency will be compensated with draft picks.
 
The AFL is yet to announce details of when the free agency period will open and how it will work.
 

Richmond

Brett Deledio    Restricted
Nathan Foley    Restricted
Luke McGuane    Restricted
Kelvin Moore    Unrestricted
Shane Tuck    Unrestricted

Talking points

Deledio is making all the right noises about wanting to remain a Tiger, so look for him to re-sign well before the end of the season. Foley is another the Tigers would be looking to keep, but would be an excellent depth midfielder in a contending side.

Adelaide Crows

Michael Doughty    Unrestricted
Chris Knights    Unrestricted

Talking points

Should be a relatively pain-free year for the Crows, who have stars Scott Thompson and Nathan van Berlo signed to contracts beyond this season.

Brisbane Lions

Jed Adcock    Restricted
Simon Black    Unrestricted
Jonathan Brown    Unrestricted
Josh Drummond    Restricted
Ash McGrath    Unrestrcited

Talking points

Very hard to see Brown or Black playing anywhere else. Adcock may appeal to rivals, and likewise Drummond, despite his injury woes. But the Lions have the right to match offers to both.

Carlton

Heath Scotland    Restricted
Jordan Russell    Unrestricted
Bret Thornton    Unrestricted

Talking points

Jordan Russell's unrestricted status after only eight years' service means he's not in the Blues' top 25 per cent of earners. Sure to attract interest.

Collingwood

Travis Cloke    Restricted
Ben Johnson    Unrestricted
Harry O'Brien    Restricted
Heath Shaw    Restricted

Talking points

Speculation surrounding Cloke will be huge until he signs. With salary cap pressure, he'll have to accept less to stay.

Essendon

Ricky Dyson    Unrestricted
Dustin Fletcher    Unrestricted
David Hille    Unrestricted
Nathan Lovett-Murray    Unrestricted
Mark McVeigh    Unrestricted
Angus Monfries    Restricted
Henry Slattery    Unrestricted
Brent Stanton    Restricted

Talking points

Little drama on the unrestricted list. Hille could appeal to a club needing a ruckman, but the rest are in the twilight of their career.

Fremantle

Ryan Crowley    Unrestricted
Antoni Grover    Unrestricted
Luke McPharlin    Unrestricte

Talking points

Big names Matthew Pavlich, Aaron Sandilands and David Mundy are all signed to long-term contracts, meaning there shouldn't be too much stress for Freo this year.

Geelong Cats

Shannon Byrnes    Unrestricted
Paul Chapman    Unrestricted
Corey Enright    Unrestricted
Josh Hunt    Unrestricted
Steve Johnson    Unrestricted
Matthew Scarlett    Unrestricted
David Wojcinski    Unrestricted

Talking points

Lots of big names on the list, but Byrnes might be the one to be most worried about. Still young, lots of talent, but in and out of the Cats' team last season.

Hawthorn

Chance Bateman    Unrestricted
Luke Hodge    Unrestricted
Sam Mitchell    Unrestricted
Thomas Murphy    Unrestricted
Michael Osborne    Unrestricted
Brad Sewell    Restricted
Clinton Young    Unrestricted

Talking points

Hard to see Mitchell or Hodge leaving, particularly while the premiership window is wide open. If Young struggles to break back into the line-up this year, he'll become an obvious candidate to move.

Melbourne

Matthew Bate    Unrestricted
Lynden Dunn    Unrestricted
Brad Green    Unrestricted
Mark Jamar    Unrestricted
Brent Moloney    Restricted
Jared Rivers    Unrestricted

Talking points

Ruckmen are always keenly sought after and Jamar is a good one. Happily for Demons fans, the big man has already announced that he wants to re-sign.

North Melbourne

Brent Harvey    Unrestricted
Michael Firrito    Unrestricted

Talking points

North will surely offer Harvey another season as long as he remains injury-free, while Firrito would have limited appeal outside Arden St, but great appeal within it.

Port Adelaide

Domenic Cassisi    Unrestricted
Troy Chaplin    Restricted
Brett Ebert    Unrestricted
Danyle Pearce    Restricted
Steven Salopek    Unrestricted
Jacob Surjan    Unrestricted

Talking points

Provided he can stay injury-free, former Dandenong Stingray Salopek might appeal to a Victorian club looking for an injection of class through the midfield. Pearce has been a disappointment since winning the NAB AFL Rising Star, and could do with a fresh start.


St Kilda

Jason Blake    Unrestricted
Raphael Clarke    Unrestricted
Sam Fisher    Restricted
Brendon Goddard    Restricted
Jason Gram    Restricted
James Gwilt    Unrestricted
Lenny Hayes    Unrestricted
Justin Koschitzke    Unrestricted
Stephen Milne    Unrestricted
Leigh Montagna    Unrestricted

Talking points

It is all about Goddard down at the Linen House Centre. He says he wants to stay with the Saints, but Tom Scully used similar language this time last year and he now calls Breakfast Creek home. The Giants will surely have a crack.

Sydney Swans

Jude Bolton    Unrestricted
Jarrrad McVeigh    Restricted
Jarred Moore    Unrestricted

Talking points

Not much for the Swans to concern themselves with. McVeigh won't leave his home city and Bolton might well be in his final season.

West Coast Eagles

Sam Butler    Unrestricted
Andrew Embley    Unrestricted
Darren Glass    Unrestricted
Daniel Kerr    Unrestricted
Quinten Lynch    Unrestricted
Mark Nicoski    Unrestricted
Matt Rosa    Unrestricted

Talking points

It is difficult to see many of these Eagles choosing to play elsewhere. Rosa, a product of the Victorian country, might be tempted back to Victoria with the offer
of more dollars and tenure, but why leave a club that is firmly in premiership contention?

Western Bulldogs

Lindsay Gilbee    Unrestricted
Ryan Hargrave    Unrestricted
Will Minson    Unrestricted

Talking points

Minson can earn himself a new contract with a big season as the undisputed No. 1 ruckman at the club. But if he falls behind Ayce Cordy or Jordan Roughead in the pecking order, then it's uncertain if he would attract much interest from another club.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/130821/default.aspx

[Dubstep Dookie]

Wouldn't mind a second rounder as compensation for Tuck or Foley. Hopefully lids will stay as it seems.

The rest can poot off.

[Danog]

Knights, russel, bate, rosa

[WilliamPowell]

Oops

I have started a thread and posted the list about this in View from the Outer as well for the Other  clubs



http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=15067.msg285710#new

[Dubstep Dookie]

The saints could very well get raped by this free agency - they are already paying at 100% of their cap and have 10 players eligible for poaching. There's no way they can cover all of them.

Wouldn't mind having a crack at Salopek for added midfield depth. Hopefully he stays injury free.

[WilliamPowell]

Some interesting names on that list

Some of the unrestricted you wouldn't touch with a barge pole but there's a couple listed as restricted that you'd be crazy not have a look at 

[Penelope]

i couldnt see us targeting any of the unrestricted as most would be too old, if we targeted anyone at all.

of the unrestricted there's a couple you could have, but they will come at big coin.

I reckon we will be more likely to target one of the younger unrestricted agent in a couple of years when they are unrestricted and we are possiblly being in a position where we are 1 claassy player short of being a contender rather than a pretender.

If we lost tucky or foley then we wouldnt get a compensation draft pick if we did snag someone

[Dubstep Dookie]

Some interesting names on that list

Some of the unrestricted you wouldn't touch with a barge pole but there's a couple listed as restricted that you'd be crazy not have a look at 

Adcock, Sewell, Fisher, Goddard, Gram would be handy 

So would Shaw and Cloke.....if not for the surname

[WilliamPowell]

Adcock, Sewell, Fisher, Goddard, Gram would be handy 

Throw in Drummond too, a good player is Josh Drummond... a bug-errrrr about the injury problems though

And I have always rated Stanton from the Bumblings too

[RedanTiger]

Richmond

Brett Deledio    Restricted
Nathan Foley    Restricted
Luke McGuane    Restricted
Kelvin Moore    Unrestricted
Shane Tuck    Unrestricted

Talking points

Deledio is making all the right noises about wanting to remain a Tiger, so look for him to re-sign well before the end of the season. Foley is another the Tigers would be looking to keep, but would be an excellent depth midfielder in a contending side.

I don't think Lids will sign before the end of the year.
Under the rules, to become an unrestricted free agent after ten years (presuming in the top 25% pay scale), you must have "come out of contract once in the period after serving eight".
It would be a big leap into the unknown to commit to more than ten years at the club during your eighth season.
We've just got to suck it up.
No manager would advise a client to sign a contract now when it limits their options in two year time.
I hope and expect Lids will be here for his entire career but I think it's unfair to expect him to limit his career options by signing before he's out of contract.

[WA Tiger]

Oops

I have started a thread and posted the list about this in View from the Outer as well for the Other  clubs



http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=15067.msg285710#new

Please dont tell me thats another misktake......what....two since you were born...NO EXCUSES....

Well Lids is done or so it apperas, like to see Foley stay if he has a year like his preseason, the rest...not fussed.

[Coach]

Oops

I have started a thread and posted the list about this in View from the Outer as well for the Other  clubs



http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=15067.msg285710#new

Please dont tell me thats another misktake......what....two since you were born

[WilliamPowell]

Please dont tell me thats another misktake......what....two since you were born...NO EXCUSES....

We all make mistakes, I don't keep count

And BTW at least I will admit to them unlike you who now just seems to be saying your posts "get taken out of context" 

[RedanTiger]

Richmond

Brett Deledio    Restricted
Nathan Foley    Restricted
Luke McGuane    Restricted
Kelvin Moore    Unrestricted
Shane Tuck    Unrestricted

Talking points

Deledio is making all the right noises about wanting to remain a Tiger, so look for him to re-sign well before the end of the season. Foley is another the Tigers would be looking to keep, but would be an excellent depth midfielder in a contending side.

I don't think Lids will sign before the end of the year.
Under the rules, to become an unrestricted free agent after ten years (presuming in the top 25% pay scale), you must have "come out of contract once in the period after serving eight".
It would be a big leap into the unknown to commit to more than ten years at the club during your eighth season.
We've just got to suck it up.
No manager would advise a client to sign a contract now when it limits their options in two year time.
I hope and expect Lids will be here for his entire career but I think it's unfair to expect him to limit his career options by signing before he's out of contract.

I have posted the following in the thread about Lids next contract discussion.

I read in the Age report this morning that the condition in the rules about Free Agency that may have been causing problems with Lids contract has now been massaged.

The Age reports that the rules now say "has already come out of contract once in the period after March 1 in his eighth season". Note the change is highlighted in yellow.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/130820/default.aspx

[Hellenic Tiger]

Out of those names.

Lids is a must to resign.

Foley if he can recapture his 2007/08 form will be an excellent player for us.

Tuck can play a role but again the club won't fall apart without him.

McGuane will not be a loss and unfortunantely Moore may have already played his last AFL match.